It's a lovely city, Brisbane

WITH the English, Scottish and Welsh teams all staying in town, you can hardly go 50 yards down the road without spotting a well-known face, and that's given the place the sense of being a real rugby hot-bed.

WITH the English, Scottish and Welsh teams all staying in town, you can hardly go 50 yards down the road without spotting a well-known face, and that's given the place the sense of being a real rugby hot-bed.

One group of fans were very excited to spot TV presenter Gabby Logan - wife of Scotland wing Kenny - sitting at a street-side cafe and, to her credit, she joined in a spot of banter.

Now it's time for the games to commence. The last time I was in Brisbane, in 2001, it was the scene of a memorable victory for a team in red, with the British Lions beating Australia in the first Test.

And the previous time Wales met England in a World Cup quarter-final in 1987 was also in Brisbane - and they won 16-3.